Scarlett Johansson is set to relaunch her music career after forming a girl band with rocker Este Haim. The Lucy star first dabbled in music in 2008 when she released a Tom Waits tribute album and she …

Scarlett Johansson performs with Jesus and Mary Chain at Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. (Getty)

Scarlett Johansson is set to relaunch her music career after forming a girl band with rocker Este Haim.

The Lucy star first dabbled in music in 2008 when she released a Tom Waits tribute album and she is now part of new group The Singles, which she has formed with the Haim singer. Other members include musicians Kendra Morris, Holly Miranda, and Julia Haltigan, and their first track is called Candy.

Johansson says, “The idea was to write super-pop dance music written and performed by girls. I love Grimes. And I love the Bangles. And I love the Go-Go’s. I wanted it to be like those bands: ultra pop but also a little ironic, a little in on the joke.”

Scarlett Johansson is to marry her French fiance in August, according to a report. The star, who now lives in Paris, France, is expecting a baby with her partner Romain Dauriac, and they will tie the …

Scarlett Johansson’s defamation trial against French author Gregoire Delacourt has begun in Paris.

The actress claims the writer’s “La premiere chose qu’on regarde” (“The First Thing We Look At”) makes “fraudulent use of her name, fame and image” and she is seeking an injunction to stop the book from being translated or adapted for the big screen.

Delacourt and his publisher have dismissed the allegations as “crazy”.

Johansson sued the author and his publisher JC Lattes last summer after the author described the heroine of his novel as Ms. Johansson’s “doppelganger.”

The actress has demanded 50,000 euros in damages. Her lawyer argues the bestseller contains “defamatory claims about her private life”.

Lupita Nyong’o and Scarlett Johansson are on the verge of signing deals to become part of actor/director Jon Favreau’s new “Jungle Book” movie. Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that Oscar winner …

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Lupita Nyong’o and Scarlett Johansson are on the verge of signing deals to become part of actor/director Jon Favreau’s new “Jungle Book” movie.

Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that Oscar winner Nyong’o, who was named People magazine’s Most Beautiful star on Wednesday, is close to taking on the role of Rakcha, a mother wolf who adopts lead character Mowgli, in the live-action/computer-generated film.

Johansson is in talks to voice the character of python Kaa, who hypnotizes her prey.

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Favreau’s all-star “Jungle Book” is not the only version of the story set for the big screen – “Lord of the Rings” star and film technology visionary Andy Serkis is also developing a “Jungle Book” film for Warner Bros.

Scarlett Johansson has urged fans to stop calling her “ScarJo” as she finds the nickname “tacky” and “insulting.” “The Avengers” star admits she hates the abbreviation and wants her followers to drop …

Scarlett Johansson has urged fans to stop calling her “ScarJo” as she finds the nickname “tacky” and “insulting.”

“The Avengers” star admits she hates the abbreviation and wants her followers to drop it for good.

The actress goes on reveal she wants fans to see her in a more grown-up light, adding, “When I made (film) ‘Lost in Translation,’ I was 17. Now I’m 29. … That’s a normal side effect of being a young actor. You’re captured in a certain time of your life, and it’s hard for people to move past that.”

Actress Scarlett Johansson has responded to being named in a letter about director Woody Allen’s sex abuse allegations, citing it “irresponsible.” In February, the filmmaker’s adopted daughter, …

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Actress Scarlett Johansson has responded to being named in a letter about director Woody Allen’s sex abuse allegations, citing it “irresponsible.”

In February, the filmmaker’s adopted daughter, Dylan Farrow, repeated claims she first made in 1992, suggesting Allen sexually abused her when she was 7 years old.

Allen has repeatedly denied the allegations, and Johansson, who has worked with Allen on three of his movies, refuses to give her thoughts on a subject she knows nothing about.

During an interview with British newspaper The Guardian, when asked how she felt about being named in the letter, she says, “I think it’s irresponsible to take a bunch of actors that will have a Google alert on and to suddenly throw their name into a situation that none of us could possibly knowingly comment on. That just feels irresponsible to me.”

When asked about the backlash against Allen from the controversy, Johansson says, “I’m unaware that there’s been a backlash. I think he’ll continue to know what he knows about the situation, and I’m sure the other people involved have their own experience with it.

“It’s not like this is somebody that’s been prosecuted and found guilty of something, and you can then go, ‘I don’t support this lifestyle or whatever.’ I mean, it’s all guesswork.”

Scarlett Johansson showed off her blossoming figure at a red carpet event on Thursday as her “Avengers” boss revealed he is arranging the next film’s schedule around her pregnancy.

Reports surfaced earlier this month suggesting the actress is expecting her first child with fiancé Romain Dauriac, but the “Lost in Translation” beauty has yet to confirm the baby news.

She walked the red carpet at the “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” premiere in Los Angeles, hiding any signs of a burgeoning baby bump in a cleverly-cut monochrome outfit.

However, Marvel Studios President of Production Kevin Feige has revealed news of the star’s impending motherhood means shooting schedules for upcoming blockbuster “Avengers: Age of Ultron” had to be changed.

He told Collider.com, “Well my first reaction was I was very happy for her and very excited for her.

“My second reaction was we’ve got to move some pieces on the chessboard around schedule-wise. But we didn’t change the script at all, which is sort of the most important things for us in terms of the storyline.”